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How a Pre-Pride Party Emerged From a Call to ‘Take Back Riis Park’

When the Brooklyn Night Bazaar announced that it was summering in Rockaway, not everyone greeted its Riis Park Beach Bazaar with open arms. Some members of the LGBTQ community that had long gathered on the beach worried that the trendy new concessions might change the scene, and nearly 100 people joined a Take Back Riis Park group on Facebook. But last weekend, queer artist and musician Richard Kennedy threw a couple of pre-pride parties at the Bazaar to insure a “connection between all communities” — and also just to have fun. Watch our video to see how it went down.

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